Yaya Toure is adamant it was 'definitely' the right decision to swap Barcelona for Manchester City.

The Ivorian midfielder moved to the Etihad Stadium for £24m in 2010 after three years at the Nou Camp.

He won two La Liga titles and the 2009 Champions League during his time at Barcelona but was criticised when he left for choosing City, bankrolled by Sheikh Mansour's billions, as his next destination.

But since arriving in Manchester he has won the FA Cup and the Premier League title, and Toure believes his medal haul has vindicated his decision.

Toure said: "I think to be honest I believe in God and I can say definitely because as soon as I moved to City, I was told I come to City to win something.

"People criticise me, thinking I come for something else. I have won a couple of trophies. This is the club who do everything for me and I am very happy to be here."

Barcelona will face his former team-mates for the first time when City meet Barcelona in the Champions League second round first leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.

But the 30-year-old insists he doesn't have a point to prove against the team that let him go.

Toure said: "No, I won a lot of trophies with them and from my point of view, you can’t win more than six trophies and for me it was the right time to move on.

"I couldn’t do nothing else and for me to come to Man City was the right move and to try and make history with them."

Toure also hit back at criticism from Dietmar Hamann after the former Liverpool midfielder branded him a 'liability' earlier this season.

Toure added: "We have a lot of respect for the old people. Sometimes the answer they give is not too right.

"What the manager told me to do is best for the team and I always put the team first. Having played for a couple of clubs, the most important thing is to concentrate on the next game, whoever criticises me.

"About all of that I think sometimes they have to give the answer to the people. The people who love football always want to hear something and sometimes we are disappointed when we hear stupid things. We have to move on."